Barbara J. Fraser

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The altar during the May 7 beatification Mass for Good Shepherd Sr. Maria Agustina Rivas Lopez in La Florida, in Peru's central Amazon region, where she was murdered by terrorists in 1990 (CNS/Courtesy of REPAM/Julio Caldeira)

Martyred Peruvian sister who put faith in peace takes step toward sainthood

Good Shepherd Sr. María Agustina Rivas Lopez, who was murdered by terrorists during Peru's political violence, was beatified May 7 during a liturgy in the same plaza where she was shot to death in 1990.

'Loving neighbor as yourself implies caring for Earth,' theologian says

The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is calling Catholics to an ecological conversion in their personal lives and in the church throughout the world, a theologian participating in the synod said.

Women's role in Amazon church does not depend on diaconate, sisters say

Whether or not the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon helps open the door to ordaining women deacons, women will continue to play a fundamental role in ministry in the church in the region, religious sisters said.

Peruvian organization founded by Maryknoll nun wins human rights award

'The planet is sad': Marchers pray for success of U.N. climate summit